Policy Positions
Who Regulates Broadband? Nobody.
25 states have passed state cable franchise bills. Many were passed approximately 10 years ago. Promises were made that cutting local control of cable franchises would streamline roll out and result in more investment by the companies providing cable services (which...
read moreNDIA Webinar: Lifeline Broadband Update & Low Cost Internet Options
The addition of broadband service to Lifeline occurred in December. NDIA affiliates spend a lot of time and energy searching for and keeping track of low-cost broadband offers for their community members. We are at the very early stages of implementation of the new...
read moreDear FCC Chairman Pai
In the past couple of years, the Federal Communications Commission became a federal agency that discussed and addressed digital inclusion. Lifeline was expanded to include broadband and the FCC released Strategies and Recommendations for Promoting Digital Inclusion....
read moreWe Need More Internet Service Providers, Not Fewer
Whether we call it competition or choice, there is general agreement that having more options in a market has the potential to reduce the price and increase the value of the service/product. Lifeline broadband service is no different. The more options low-income...
read moreFCC Consumer Bureau releases digital inclusion plan
The Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau has released Strategies and Recommendations for Promoting Digital Inclusion, the "digital inclusion plan" that the FCC promised in its Lifeline Modernization Order nine months ago. The...
read moreCity digital inclusion leaders featured in special journal issue
Yesterday the Journal of Digital and Media Literacy published a special issue on “Digital Inclusion Policies & Programs of Local Governments”, featuring articles by municipal digital inclusion leaders from seven U.S. cities (all Trailblazers).I was invited by the...
read moreAnnouncing the Digital Inclusion Corps Pilot Project
NDIA is happy to report we received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supporting a pilot Digital Inclusion Corps. The project will demonstrate the value of having local digital inclusion corps members connected nationally to a supportive...
read moreAggregating Lifeline Broadband Subscribers FAQ
Overview The FCC's March 31, 2016 Order that modernized Lifeline to include broadband service included references to the FCC working with USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company) when implementing the National Verifier (an online platform that will verify...
read moreDigital Inclusion Recommendations to the U.S. Federal Government
Recognizing that federal support can substantially strengthen local local digital inclusion activities, we, the National Digital Inclusion Digital Inclusion Alliance, make the following recommendations to the U.S. federal government. NDIA calls for the federal...
read moreNDIA and Mobile Citizen Launch “Digital Inclusion Trailblazers”
Following is the full text of a press release issued today by NDIA and Mobile Citizen: NEWS RELEASE The National Digital Inclusion Alliance Launches Digital Inclusion Trailblazers Together with Mobile Citizen A Resource for Tracking Local Government Digital Inclusion...
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